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nonsense

The word “nonsense” has 2 syllables: non-sense

It's pronounced as /ˈnɑnsɛns/

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In the thesaurus, “nonsense” has 115 synonyms and 17 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for nonsense along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for nonsense

Antonyms for nonsense

Meanings of nonsense

  • noun
    1. Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
    2. An untrue statement.
    3. That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.
    4. Something foolish.
    5. A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by Edward Lear.
    6. A damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing.
  • verb
    1. To make nonsense of;.
    2. To attempt to dismiss as nonsense; to ignore or belittle the significance of something; to render unimportant or puny.
    3. To joke around, to waste time.
  • adjective
    1. Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become a stop codon (not coding for an amino-acid).
    2. Nonsensical.
  • interjection
    1. An emphatic rejection of something one has just heard and does not believe or agree with.

Example Sentences

  • The teacher told the students to stop talking nonsense during the lesson.
  • His explanation sounded like complete nonsense to everyone in the meeting.
  • Don’t believe that nonsense you read online.
  • She laughed at the ridiculous nonsense in the comedy show.
  • The article was filled with scientific nonsense and unsupported claims.

On this page you'll find 132 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to nonsense, such as: abracadabra, absurdity, absurdness, applesauce, asininity, babble, balderdash.

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